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This page focuses on **Getting your First Cybersecurity Job**. We have segmented into different types of jobs.

==== Operations Jobs ====
Depending on your IT experience and skill level you can either start as a Cybersecurity Engineer or a SOC Analyst.

Level 1 SOC Analyst positions you can find most commonly at [[wp>Managed_security_service|MSSP]]s- Here are some MSSP career pages:
  * [[https://cipher.com/company/|Cipher]] (Global)
  * [[https://www.securityhq.com/careers/|SecurityHQ]] (Global)
  * [[https://www.secureworks.com/careers|SecureWorks]] (Global)
  * [[https://jobs.jobvite.com/trustwave|Trustwave]] (Global)
  * [[https://www.smarttech247.com/careers/|Smarttech247]] (EU)


Cybersecurity Engineering positions you can find in almost all larger companies. To be successful with your application, you might want to add some professional [[career/certs|certifications]] to your resume.

Other resources on this topic:
  * Subreddit [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AccessCyber|AccessCyber]]
  * Subreddit [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNetsec/|AskNetsec]]

==== Pen-Testing Jobs ====
Before you apply for a junior Pen-Testing role it can be very helpful to have succeeded in multiple [[rtkb/ctf|CTFs]].

==== Security Jobs in Software Development ====
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